The recent Fox movie hit, “Hidden Figures”, proves once again math indeed can solve the problems of the world. Lead by a cast including Taraji Henson, Octivia Spencer, Kevin Costner, Janelle Monae and other award winners, this movie is packing in audiences of all ages, races, genders and other diverse characteristics showing how math crosses...

Did you hear the news? The IBM Power Systems Academic Initiative (PSAI) recently reached a major milestone with more than 550 active schools now in the program. The PSAI is an innovative flexible program designed to assist colleges and universities in the education of students in Power Systems technologies and concepts. The program offers college...

Do your students have the skills to manage cybersecurity threats? Security skills are in high demand and short supply, and organizations around the world are feeling the pain. Many have invested in IBM Security solutions and have all of the necessary tools to prevent and manage cybersecurity threats, but struggle to optimize them without experienced...

On October 23rd we held our inaugural Evolving Education with Cognitive & Data Sciences Workshop the day before World of Watson in Las Vegas NV. The workshop featured leaders from academia and IBM discussing the future of education for the cognitive era. Presentations from the day are now posted to SlideShare here. Some of the...

I teach Digital, Social and Mobile Marketing [also called DiSoMo] to graduates and undergraduates in the Medill School at Northwestern. We have an international student base who want to learn how to use new technologies and big data to drive effective and profitable marketing programs. While all of my students use social sites and mobile...